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Trump administration cuts $1 billion in funding for sustainable, ‘climate smart’ farm programs
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced in a press release Monday her agency was immediately canceling the $3.1 billion program. The agency said ...
How industrial waste from cheese-making could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels
John Lucey, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, wants to turn whey into the chemicals used ...
Fighting climate change: How modifying this one plant gene could help crops absorb 30% more CO2
Plants already pull significant weight in removing carbon dioxide from the air, but a new study out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Recent increase in honeybee population does not necessarily mean health stress crisis over
Honeybee colonies -- specifically for operations with five or more colonies in the U.S. -- were up in April 2017 ...